First Presbyterian Church of Fairbury Vol. 24, No. 11 November 2018

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1 First Presbyterian Church of Fairbury Vol. 24, No. 11 November 2018

2 Pastor s Pastor Dan s standard office hours are Monday-Wednesday from 9am to noon and Thursday 9am to 10:30am. Check the weekly calendar for any changes. He can be reached at or dlrober@sbcglobal.net. Prayer Concerns Keith Artz, Jonathan Becker, Brian Bounds, Maradele Bowers, Molly Brown, Esther Brucker, Sara Casson, Jean Cooper, Muriel Dawson, Brent Edelman, John & Bev Enderli, Mary Ellen Goold, Colton Herr, Dave Jeffries, Janine Johnston, Jason Kilgus, Patrick Kinate, Ruth Moore, Jessica Rathbun, Evan Rich, Chuck & Goldia Sasse, Deanna Stewart, Mark Teske, Phyllis Tipton, Daelin Tolan, Ray Umble. Food Pantry Sunday Stay Informed! Communion Holy Communion will be served by Intinction on Sunday, November 4th NOV Flowers Greeters Liturgists 4 Art Walter Jessica & Sean Sutherland and Family Volunteer Needed! 11 JD & Robin Buchenau Sara & Kyle Steidinger and Family Volunteer Needed! 18 Jeanette Franklin Ron & Lori Peters Lilli Clemons 25 Matt & Jenna Kilgus Heidi & Steve Bashford Sandie Moore The Deacons have designated the second Sunday of every month as Food Pantry Sunday. Please help us fill the food pantry box with hygiene items (shampoo, toothpaste, toothbruches, soap, hand sanitizer, etc.) this month. Deacons Calling Do you want to receive the newsletter in your inbox every month? Just send us an at fairburypresbyterian@route24.net, and you ll be added to the list! Also, our newsletter and the most up-to-date version of the church calendar are always available for viewing on our website, 11/4: Lisa Kilgus & Sherri Schmidgall 11/11: Pam Teske & Jeanette Franklin 11/18: Phyllis Nussbaum & Kayl Hoffman 11/25: Donna Roman It s time to decorate the church for Christmas! Mark your calendars for Sunday, November 25th!

3 Salvation Army Bell Ringing The December newsletter deadline is Wednesday, December 14! The Bell will jingle in front of Dave s again this Christmas season as community volunteers ring the Bell to encourage people of all ages to drop some of the jingle/coins/dollars that is in their pockets into the Salvation Army s Red Kettle. First Presbyterian Church volunteers help make this annual community effort exceptionally successful. The days and times which we have been assigned to Ring the Bell are: Friday, November 23, from 8 am - 1 pm Tuesday, November 27, from 8 am - 8 pm Saturday December 1, from 8 am - noon Wednesday, December 5, from 8 to9 am, then 5 pm - 8pm Thursday, December 13, from 8 am - 8 pm Tuesday, December 18, from 8 am - 8 pm This is a chance for families and individuals to bond with the community by volunteering to be a bit noisy and have some fun inside and outside the heated street corner shelter at Dave s Supermarket. Sheets for each day are at the signup table in the narthex. Please sign up for a one hour time slot or more remember multiple volunteering is both welcomed and needed. There are 49 time slots for us to fill, so let s do it! 4 Heather Kinate 5 Corrine Moore Blake Bazzell 6 Sally Emberton 7 Jenna Kilgus Brianna Wurl 8 Nathan Buchenau Kasen Casson 9 Janelle Juneau 10 Grant Ricketts 11 Lori Peters 12 Emma Oest Jessica Kilgus 13 Chuck Sasse 15 Mike Addis 16 Rick Dawson 17 Tanya Enderli 21 Anne Nussbaum Kelsey Kilgus Caleb Chavez 24 Alexander Teske 26 Max Moore 30 Jamie O Donnell The Giving Tree The Giving Tree gift program for children in the Prairie Central School District that may not have an opportunity to enjoy the Spirit of Christmas is now in progress. We are gathering names of children and families in need of some help at Christmas. Starting on Sunday November 18 th there will be ornaments on a Christmas Tree in the Narthex. Each ornament will list the child s first name, age, sex, clothing size and game wishes. Select an ornament and shop with a target of a $50 total spent per child. If you wish, you may select an ornament and make a $50 donation and a designated volunteer shopper will do the shopping. Your gifts need to be wrapped and put under the tree no later than Sunday December 16 th. We will do a sort and final wrapping after church that day. Your help with this is encouraged. You will be rewarded with a good feeling and a tummy full of pizza! Finally, we will need volunteers to team up and deliver the packages on Thursday, December 20 th at 9 am. Signup for this will be in December. 24 Jon & Lisa Bach If your birthday or anniversary has been omitted, please contact the church office!

4 PW Coordinating Team Officers Ann Lage, Moderator ( ) Michelle Clemons, Vice Moderator ( ) Lisa Kilgus, Secretary ( ) Donna Roman, Treasurer ( ) Anna McKeon, Mission Rep. ( ) Together in Service Committee (Mission Opportunities) Katie Travis, Jill Krieger, Tiffany Ray Search Committee Sandy Dawson, Alma Augsburger The next meeting of the PWCT is scheduled for 6:30 pm on Tuesday, November 6 th at Michelle Clemon s house. November KITCHEN DUTY: PW Coordinating Team Happenings. 1) We are sending 32 school kits to Presbytery for the 2018 CWS Kit Challenge. 2) We are having our Shops in Sibley fellowship outing on November 11th after church. Please join us as we go to the shops in Sibley and lunch thereafter at Bayern Stube in Gibson City. Please contact Ann Lage to RSVP. Presbyterian Women would love to have you join them! Anyone interested in PW is welcome to attend an upcoming meeting. Please contact one of the members of the PW coordinating team if you would like to attend!

5 DIFFERENT KINDS OF FAMILY 11/4 Naomi and Ruth 11/11 Hannah, Samuel, and Eli 11/18 The Widow and Her Sons 11/25 Esther and Mordecai Sunday Morning Adult Class 9:00 10:00 am in the Library Wednesday Bible Study This group meets every Wednesday morning at 9:00 a.m. in the Friendship Room. Koinonia κοινωνία This faith, food, and fellowship group is aimed at somethings. The next gathering will be 6:30 pm Friday, November 2nd at the home of Jay and Marcia Walter. Women s Study Meets the second Thursday of each month. November 8 th at 6:30 pm What is John 3:16? A couples with children group that meets once a month for fellowship and study. Free childcare is provided. The next Bible study is November 30 th at the home of Jenna & Matt Kilgus.

6 Income TREASURER'S REPORT 9 Months Thru September 30, 2018 Actual Budget Pledges 109, ,000 Non-Pledged 17,485 19,620 Per Capita 2,045 2,500 Interest on Use of Church Special Reserve Fund Interest 94 0 Bequest/ Memorial Funds 9,130 10,603 Total Income 138, ,858 Expenses 137, ,500 October Session Summary - We continued our Leadership Development with Pastor Dan by examining the Brief Statement of Faith in our Book of Confessions. - We received reports from staff and committees. - We approved a Family Leave Policy per recommendation by Blackhawk Presbytery. - We set December 9 as our next congregational meeting with planned business of electing Elders and Deacons, approving our 2019 budget, and approving Pastor Dan's terms for We appointed JD Buchenau to be our church representative to Presbytery for the meeting on November We set our next Session meeting for December 3. Excess (Shortage) 419 7,358 Hello! It feels like this year has flown by! It has been a joy to learn with you over these last few months as we have looked at Covenants and stories from the Old Testament. We'll be continuing our journey in November as we begin a section on prophets and their message about how God instructs us to live in community. We'll be reading Scripture of Elisha in Kings, Micah, Isaiah, and Jeremiah. I will be missing you all and Fairbury as we have a trip planned to spend time with extended family in the end of November, but you will be in great hands. Josh Clemons will be preaching the story from Isaiah on November 18 and JD Buchenau will be tackling Jeremiah on November 25. Then before you know it, Advent will be here as we'll prepare for the birth of Jesus Christ! I wish you all a blessed Thanksgiving Day and time with loved ones. Blessings in Christ, Automatic Giving First Presbyterian Church of Fairbury has a new tool available to you to help with your stewardship pledging. We now have an authorization form which allows your support of our church to be done automatically on a regular basis. For this to happen, you would need to complete an authorization form which details the amount to be withdrawn, the frequency of withdrawal, the initiation date and the banking institution from which the funds are to be withdrawn. Forms and instructions are available in the church office. When completed, please place the form in a sealed envelope in the Financial Secretary/Willa Virkler mailbox at church. 0r mail the same to First Presbyterian Church, C/O Willa Virkler, 101 E Elm Street, Fairbury, IL Pastor Dan

7 28 November 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Trunk or Treat 4 Communion 1:00 PM Youth Group 11 Food Pantry Sunday 18 1:00 PM Youth Group :00 AM - 12:00 PM Pastor's 5 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Pastor's 12 Veterans Day ~ Office Closed :00 AM - 12:00 PM Pastor's Office Hours 6 No (Election Day) 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Pastor's Office Hours 6:30 PM PW Coordinating Team meeting 13 9:00 AM Presbytery Meeting 7:00 PM Mission Committee Meeting :00 AM - 12:00 PM Pastor's 7 8:30 AM - 1:00 PM 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Pastor's 6:00 PM Christian Ed. Committee Meeting 6:00 PM Evangelism Committee Meeting 14 8:30 AM - 1:00 PM 6:30 PM Deacons Meeting 7:00 PM Ministry & Administration Committee Meeting 21 Newsletter Deadline 8:30 AM - 1:00 PM 6:00 PM Cong. Life Committee Meeting 28 Session Reports Due 8:30 AM - 1:00 PM 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Pastor's 1 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Pastor's 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM 10:30 AM Communion at Fairview Haven 7:30 PM International Relations Study Group 8 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Pastor's 6:30 PM Women's Study 15 10:30 AM Communion at The Pointe at Pontiac 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM 22 Thanksgiving Day ~ Office Closed 29 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Pastor's 2 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM 6:30 PM Koinonia 9 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM :00 PM John 3: :30 PM Youth Group :30 PM Youth Group 1

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